Active Retirement Association (ARA)
About the ARA
Seacoast residents 50 years or older can enjoy programs offered by the Active Retirement Association (ARA) an outreach of the University of New Hampshire. Daytime educational, cultural social and physical activities and four cultural day tours are offered.
The annual membership fee is $45. and includes lecture series, discussion groups, interest sessions and health related activities for eight weeks this fall and eight weeks in the spring of 2009. Each lecture series meets one time a week for four weeks.
For further information and to obtain registration form, contact Ben Getchell at (603)397-5046.
How to Contact the ARA
By mail: P.O. Box 421 Durham, N..H., 03824
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Program Offerings, Fall 2008
Membership
Membership in the Association is open to individuals 50 years "and better" who reside in the area. Total retirement is not necessary for enrollment, as many members still hold full- or part-time positions. Currently the ARA has over 300 members representing 34 towns in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts.
Membership dues of $45 are for the year which runs from July 1 to June 30. Individuals may join at any time, but there is no reduction for a partial-year membership.
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Additional information about the ARA may be obtained by reading further on this site or:
By Mail: P.O. Box 421, Durham, NH 03824-0421
Ben Getchell By Phone: 603-397-5046
First Week Free
To make more potential members aware of the ARA and its wide variety of interesting programs, a "first-week-free"
policy applies in September at the beginning of the fall offerings, and again in March at the start of the spring semester.
Members are encouraged to bring friends, and other non-members are also welcome to attend and participate.
Guest Policy
Members may bring guests at times other than the “first weeks free” opportunities for a fee of $2 per guest. However, local guests may attend only one program session in each term. Guest fees should be paid to the ARA member in charge of the program.
UNH Library Privileges
Members of ARA can take advantage of the University of New Hampshire libraries, which house more than a million books, periodicals, and recordings. The main library, Dimond Library, is located on the UNH campus just behind Thompson Hall. To receive a library card which will be valid throughout the current membership year, show your current ARA membership badge at the Main Desk.
Weather Cancellations
Program sessions will be cancelled if the Oyster River School District cancels school. Members should listen either to radio station WTSN, 1270 AM, Dover; WHEB, 750 AM, 100.3 FM, Portsmouth; or WMYF, 1380 AM, Portsmouth; or turn to WMUR Channel 9 for school cancellation announcements.
Program Disclaimer
The Active Retirement Association seeks to provide programs that are intellectually stimulating and create opportunities
for members to broaden their scope of interests. Programs of a controversial nature may be presented on occasion, but ARA
does not endorse the viewpoints or opinions of its lecturers, nor does use of a facility constitute ARA endorsement of the
beliefs or policies of that facility. ARA is not affiliated with any political, religious, ethnic, or special interest group.
Check This Out!
For information on other organizations and programs which might be of interest to you, check out the UNH Continuing Education Home Page
Directions to ARA Program Sites
The Durham Evangelical Church and the Durham Police Station are on Route 108 between Durham and Dover. Please use the lower parking lot at the church.
St. George's Episcopal Church and the Community Church of Durham are on Main Street, Durham, between the traffic light on Route 108 and the downtown area. Parking is available in the back of St. George's and across the street at the Community Church. Use the lower parking lot at the Community Church for access to the Activity Room.
The Dover Indoor Pool, which is on that part of Washington Street that begins the loop around the Cocheco Mills off Central Avenue, is part of the Henry Law Park complex. From the south take Central Avenue (Route 108) to the light at Washington Street and then a very hard right onto Henry Law Avenue to the first left into the parking lot area alongside the Cocheco River. The pool entrance is visible. From the north take Central Avenue (Route 108) through downtown Dover to Washington Street, bearing slightly to your left at the intersection. At the light go through onto Henry Law Avenue and into the parking lot as noted above.
The Inn at Spruce Wood is on Worthen Road off Mill Road in Durham. Follow the directions to St. George's Episcopal Church. Go past the Church, bear right at the Post Office, and almost immediately onto Pettee Brook Lane. At the end you will see UNH buildings. Turn left onto Main Street and take your first right onto Mill Road. Follow it for approximately two miles and Worthen Road will be on your right. Follow Worthen Road until it ends.
Southern New Hampshire University, Seacoast: Pease International Tradeport, 231 Corporate Drive, Suite 100, Portsmouth, N.H. 03801
Durham Police Station: Route 108, Durham, N.H.